Los Angeles:
For the first time after her ill-fated break-up with Brad Pitt, actress Jennifer Aniston is engaged to be married again - this time to a much less known actor-screenwriter, Justin Theroux, his publicist announced recently.
"Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday (August 10, 2012), receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage," Justin Theroux's representative told People magazine.
According to the magazine, the couple, who starred in the movie Wanderlust together, started dating in May 2011.
Jennifer Aniston, 43, married Hollywood star Brad Pitt in 2000, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2005 following reports that Brad Pitt had been unfaithful to Jennifer Aniston with Hollywood mega-star, Angelina Jolie.
Justin Theroux, 41, has not been previously married.
Jennifer Aniston rose to Hollywood stardom while playing Rachel Green in the situation comedy Friends that ran on the NBC network for 10 years starting in 1994.
In that role, she earned several major awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award.
She starred in a series of successful movies like She's the One, The Good Girl, Bruce Almighty and The Break-Up.
Last February, she received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a sign of industry recognition of her talent and achievement.
Her post-Brad Pitt relationships included actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she co-starred in The Break-Up.
But it ended in a split in 2006 as did her subsequent confirmed and reported liaisons with British model Paul Sculfor and pop singer John Mayer.
Justin Theroux's career path is much more modest. He is best known for his work in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.
He played John Hancock in the 2008 HBO TV mini-series John Adams. He directed his first film Dedication in 2006, which made its debut in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival, a venue for budding American filmmakers.
But he has a stellar pedigree, being related to novelists Paul Theroux, Alexander Theroux and author Peter Theroux.
The engagement was largely expected as the couple was reported to have purchased a mansion in Los Angeles's exclusive Bel-Air neighborhood for roughly $22 million.
"Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday (August 10, 2012), receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage," Justin Theroux's representative told People magazine.
According to the magazine, the couple, who starred in the movie Wanderlust together, started dating in May 2011.
Jennifer Aniston, 43, married Hollywood star Brad Pitt in 2000, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2005 following reports that Brad Pitt had been unfaithful to Jennifer Aniston with Hollywood mega-star, Angelina Jolie.
Justin Theroux, 41, has not been previously married.
Jennifer Aniston rose to Hollywood stardom while playing Rachel Green in the situation comedy Friends that ran on the NBC network for 10 years starting in 1994.
In that role, she earned several major awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award.
She starred in a series of successful movies like She's the One, The Good Girl, Bruce Almighty and The Break-Up.
Last February, she received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a sign of industry recognition of her talent and achievement.
Her post-Brad Pitt relationships included actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she co-starred in The Break-Up.
But it ended in a split in 2006 as did her subsequent confirmed and reported liaisons with British model Paul Sculfor and pop singer John Mayer.
Justin Theroux's career path is much more modest. He is best known for his work in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.
He played John Hancock in the 2008 HBO TV mini-series John Adams. He directed his first film Dedication in 2006, which made its debut in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival, a venue for budding American filmmakers.
But he has a stellar pedigree, being related to novelists Paul Theroux, Alexander Theroux and author Peter Theroux.
The engagement was largely expected as the couple was reported to have purchased a mansion in Los Angeles's exclusive Bel-Air neighborhood for roughly $22 million.
